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Lot 274

Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
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[LITERATURE IN FILM]. A group of 8 works of literature later adapted to film, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED, comprising:

1) CARR, Caleb. The Alienist. New York: Random House, 1994. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. SIGNED BY CARR on title page. 

2) GOOLRICK, Robert. A Reliable Wife. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 2009. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket; original slipcase. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY GOOLRICK on title page. 

3) GRUEN, Sara (b. 1969). Water for Elephants. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 2006. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY GRUEN on title page.

4) LINDSAY, Jeff. Dexter By Design. London: Orion Books, 2009. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST BRITISH EDITION, SIGNED BY LINDSAY on unattached bookplate. 

5) NICHOLS, John. The Nirvana Blues. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1981. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY NICHOLS on title page, "Laugh! And the world will always laugh with you - I hope! May the gods of photography and a steady heart always watch over you!" 

6) NICHOLS, John. The Milagro Beanfield War. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1994. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. SIGNED BY NICHOLS on title page. 

7) ROSSNER, Judith. Looking for Mr. Goodbar. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. 

8) TOIBIN, Colm. Brooklyn. New York: Viking, 2009. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY TOIBIN on title page. 

Together, 8 works in 8 volumes, condition generally very fine. 

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